1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1982
Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 1 1 10 1 1
No. 7 Washington 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 15 USC 5 2 0 8 3 0
Arizona 4 3 1 6 4 1
California 4 4 0 7 4 0
Stanford 3 5 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 4 1 3 7 1
Oregon 2 6 0 2 8 1
Oregon State 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an

Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 10–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 145.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Hons with 2,338 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 606 rushing yards, and Doug Allen with 424 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 pmat OregonNo. 19W 34–323,127
September 118:30 pm
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
  • W 23–1059,723
    September 18 at
    Houston, Texas
    W 24–10 
    September 25 at CaliforniaNo. 14W 15–035,673
    October 2
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
  • W 30–761,824
    October 9StanfordNo. 11
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, Arizona
    W 21–1770,823
    October 16 UTEP*No. 10
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, Arizona
    W 37–6 
    October 30No. 12 USCNo. 7
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, Arizona
    W 17–1071,071
    November 6 Oregon StateNo. 4
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, Arizona
    W 30–16 
    November 13No. 7 WashingtonNo. 3
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, Arizona
    L 13–1772,021
    November 20 at
    Duel in the Desert
    )
    L 18–28 
    January 1, 198311:30 amvs. No. 12 Oklahoma*No. 11
    NBCW 32–2170,553

    Roster

    1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR   Doug Allen So
    WR   Ron Brown Sr
    RB 42 Darryl Clack Fr
    RB   Willie Gittens Sr
    QB 1 Todd Hons Jr
    TE 85 Ron Wetzel Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL 50 Bryan Caldwell Sr
    CB 14 Duane Galloway So
    DE 93 Jim Jeffcoat Sr
    LB 54 Vernon Maxwell Sr
    SS 4 Paul Moyer Sr
    CB 25
    Mike Richardson
    Sr
    DE Walt Bowyer Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB/KR Rich Edwards Fr
    K 8 Luis Zendejas So
    P
    Mike Black Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    1915131413111087438611116
    Coaches Poll12116

    Game summaries

    Washington

    Washington at Arizona State
    1 234Total
    No. 7 Huskies 0 1070 17
    No. 3 Sun Devils 0 373 13
    • Date: November 13
    • Location:
      Tempe, AZ
    • Game attendance: 72,021

    [4]

    Vs. Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl)

    Arizona State vs. Oklahoma
    1 234Total
    No. 11 Sun Devils 0 11714 32
    No. 12 Sooners 7 680 21

    [5]

    1983 NFL draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Jim Jeffcoat Defensive end 1 23 Dallas Cowboys
    Vernon Maxwell Linebacker 2 29 Baltimore Colts
    Mike Richardson
    Cornerback 2 33 Chicago Bears
    Ron Brown Wide receiver 2 41 Cleveland Browns
    Bryan Caldwell Defensive end 3 70 Dallas Cowboys
    Ron Wetzel Tight end 4 92 Kansas City Chiefs
    Alvin Moore Running back 7 169 Baltimore Colts
    Mike Black Punter 7 181 Detroit Lions
    Walt Bowyer Defensive end 10 254 Denver Broncos

    [6]

    References

    1. ^ "1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
    2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
    3. ^ "1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
    4. ^ "Washington Hands Arizona St. First Loss, Nears Rose Bowl". The Washington Post. November 14, 1982. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
    5. ^ "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
    6. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.